It might be the parking brake handle. The MGW short throw shifter instructions had a cure for that by dyno matting the holes on the side and front of the metal arm... it only took a second to do it so I did even tho I had no issue..it only takes two screws from the back of the console,remove it, and pull apart the two plastic halves of the handle cover... the openings are easy to see... cover them with something... duct tape a few layers thick would probably do it...you can tell if thats the problem by pulling on the handle till the cable gets taught... if it stops then this is your problem